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Some big planes
Posted:
Mon Aug 29, 2005 9:50 pm
by Matt. K
Posted:
Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:26 pm
by avkomp
I like planes.
are these taken on one of those apron tours??
Steve
Posted:
Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:29 pm
by BBJ
Nice pics of the Big Birds Matt, always like seeing pics of planes and those big turbines General Electric i think.
Cheers
John
Posted:
Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:34 pm
by avkomp
not sure about the other 2, but the 767 is Rolls Royce turbine
Steve
Posted:
Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:10 pm
by stubbsy
'bout time we saw some new pics from you Matt - I was getting worried
I see you slayed the beast finally
- lovely heat haze in that first shot. Pick of the crop. Thanks for returning to the fold.
Posted:
Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:51 pm
by MattC
Rolls Royce "Tay" powers the G-IV. Fair kick for a relatively small aircraft.
Cheers
Posted:
Tue Aug 30, 2005 3:57 am
by Poon
Matt,
I like it.
Powerful!
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Regards
Poon
Posted:
Tue Aug 30, 2005 4:22 am
by MattC
Yep, the Spey is the engine that powered the F4 Phantom and is the engine on which the Tay was based... minus the afterburners. From memory, the Tay has about 50% more grunt than the standard Spey. Now that is cooking!!! Of course, they get to drag around twice as much aircraft, but the G-IV is still one of the hottest performing flying limos in existence.
Yours for a 8 digit price tag!
Oh, for a few more $$$$$$$$ and a lot more to run it.
Cheers
Posted:
Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:19 pm
by Matt. K
avkomp
No apron tour...I can't cook.
Just nose against the wire job at Sydney Airport.
Posted:
Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:22 pm
by birddog114
Matt. K wrote:avkomp
No apron tour...I can't cook.
Just nose against the wire job at Sydney Airport.
Or equipped yourself with the ladder
Posted:
Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:26 pm
by avkomp
thanks matt,
I found a spot down arncliffe where they fly over you at around 200 feet when they use the east west runway. worth a look for a plane-head
is riverine park. basically extension of spring street. puts you directly under the runway. you can hear the vortices hitting the ground 30sec or so after a jet lands. yee hahhh.
Steve